dixonpete
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@dixonpete, I've seen a number of your posts about hookworms and celiac. I am fascinated (and, tbh, a little disgusted). I ask myself the question, What evidence would be sufficient to convince me to try this. Frankly, I don't know.
My reason for posting, though, is to ask you personal medical questions that I hope you are comfortable answering.
- how were you diagnosed with celiac in the first place? what were your IgA and biopsy scores, if any?
- have you been getting standard celiac medical followup, and if so, what are the scores?
It sounds like the therapy permits you to eat gluten without the acute symptoms of celiac. Did you / do you have any of the non-alimentary symptoms, such as vitamin or other nutrient deficiencies, hypothyroidism, brain fog, etc. If so, how do these track during your therapy cycle?
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As for doubling the frequency of inoculations, that would mean doubling the frequency of incubations. Twice the work for no gain?
I know 25 larvae might seem high, but I don't experience side effects, and I know since they die off at six months or so (with me) that I'm not building up a large colony. So I think I'm good.
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Just to clarify my question: you currently inoculate every 6 mo +/- when the hookworms die and the therapy wears off. --and you become vulnerable to gluten. If you took half the dose +/- every 3 mo, couldn't you get a more even therapy?
I get it that it's work to run the incubation and innoculation. It's more of a curiosity question on my part.
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I inoculate every 5.5 months, and it appears that with me the hookworms die off around 6.5 months. The larvae don't develop into their adult form for 30 days or so, so you can't count on any immune help till then.
It's true doing it your way there would less chance of running out. I know a guy who does 2 larvae every 6 weeks. I suppose my model is the laziest possible, with the minimum number of inoculations. It is pretty cool not to have worry about it except for 2x a year.